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The most recent issue of Japan's Weekly Famitsu magazine has revealed more on Final Fantasy IX's still-untitled item system. As previously reported, characters gain abilities by equipping the weapons and armor. However, the abilities gained will vary depending on which character equips the given item -- for example, a particular accessory may bestow a standard "MP+20%" bonus on VIVI, while it may give the "Counter" abilitiy to Steiner. Rare items, of course, will give more powerful abilities; a hard-to-get sword may boost your strength by as much as 100%. And in a move sure to delight the hardcore contingent, characters now have four equipment slots: Weapon, Shield, Armor, and Accessory.
New Characters Revealed!
Here is the info that Square and ffonline.com have released concerning
the characterisics of the rest of the party members:
Garnet Tail Alexandoros - She is the princess of the Royal Family.
She is also the Princess that Steiner is assigned to protect.
Previously believed to be Eiko, this turns out to be untrue.
(*Note* She is the woman running with Zidane in the FFIX Coke Commercial)
Kuina Quen - Not much is known about this character still. What
we do know is that he loves to eat... A LOT!
Flyer Crescent - A very powerful knight and warrior. Flyer is also
very sensitive to the world around her. Hounded by a troubled past,
she will evidentely have to face her demons at some point during
the story.
Salamander Coral - A Warrior obsessed with his own strength and
power. He seems to be very egotistical, a trait which will factor into
his relations with the other characters.
Eiko Callor - Only 6 years old, Eiko is a brilliant young girl. Much
like Leon in Star Ocean 2, her intelligence commands the respect of
those around her.
New Cheracter found in Japan's Coke Commercial
If you haven't seen the Final Fantasy IX Coke
commercial that has been airing in Japan since
april 1st than click here to
see it. After watching that visual candy, notice some
interesting about in it?. Such as the female cheracter
that is running along with Zitane!. She looks like a
cross between Rinoa and Selphie. Anyways,
Square has not released any further pictures of this
unknown cheracter.
Japanese Release Date set
The Japanese release date for Final Fantasy IX
is set for July 19th. Ofcourse, the European and
North American release dates have not been set at this time.
I'm going to try and import it so I can give the best
coverage possible on this great game!.
Final Fantasy IX Director Honoured
Hironobu Sakaguchi, the director of the entire
Final Fantasy series will be the
third person induced into the Interactive Entertainment
Hall of Fame at this years Electonic Entertainment Expo.
He beat out such candidates such as Sega masterminds
Yu Suzuki and Yuji Naka as well as Quake/Doom creator,
John Carmack.
Sakamoto Returns!
Ryuichi Sakamoto, te composer for every Final Fantasy
to date, is returning admist rumours saying that he would
be replaced by Nabuo Uematsu. He disclosed that he
was returning to the highly-touted Japanese Magazine,
Weekly Famitsu. Now, all us hardcore Final Fantasy fans
can make a sigh of relief!.
Amano Releases New FFIX Art
Interesting picture isn't it?. It shows Vivi, Steiner
and Zidane looking more mature. It took me a while to
notice that the person on the left is vivi:)
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